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Christopher H. Smith
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- Apr 28, 2026FloorOpening statement of Co-Chairman Smith at hearing on North Korean human rightsNorth Korean Human Rights Movement: Current Prospects and Obstacles
- Apr 23, 2026FloorAt widely attended press conference on Capitol HillRep. Smith calls for the passage of HR 1144, his Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025
- Apr 16, 2026FloorOpening statement of Co-Chairman Smith at CECC hearingDark Nets, Illicit Labor—Confronting China’s IUU Fishing and Seafood Supply Chain
- Mar 25, 2026FloorRep. Smith delivers remarks at AFPI's "Ending Human Trafficking: An America First Priority" roundtable
- Mar 4, 2026FloorRep. Smith debates on the House floor against the Massie-Khanna War Powers Resolution
- Mar 4, 2026FloorWATCH: Rep. Smith delivers remarks for the NJ Coalition Against Human Trafficking's 2026 Law Enforcement Conference
- Feb 10, 2026FloorOpening statement of Chairman Smith at DRC-Rwanda hearingAdvancing Peace in DRC and Rwanda through President Trump’s Washington Accords – Part II
- Feb 4, 2026FloorOpening statement of Chairman Smith at hearing on international religious freedomDefending Religious Freedom Around the World
- Feb 3, 2026FloorOpening statement of Co-Chairman Smith at hearing on BelarusHuman Rights in Belarus Today: Political Prisoners and the Ongoing Crackdown
- Jan 23, 2026Floor‘Abortion injustice need not be forever’Rep. Chris Smith addresses thousands of marchers at 2026 March for Life
- Jan 22, 2026FloorOpening statement of Chairman Smith at hearing on DRC-Rwanda conflictAdvancing Peace in DRC and Rwanda through President Trump’s Washington Accords
- Jan 21, 2026FloorProtecting and supporting vital pregnancy care centersRep. Chris Smith debates on the House floor in support of the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act
- Jan 8, 2026Floor“Do not ignore or trivialize the battered victim in the womb. Unborn babies need Members of Congress to be their friend and advocate, not powerful adversaries.”Rep. Smith debates on the House floor on the need to apply Hyde Amendment protections to the so-called Affordable Care Act
- Dec 11, 2025FloorOpening statement of Chairman Smith at hearing on SudanStopping the Bloodshed: U.S. Response to Crimes Against Humanity in Sudan
- Nov 20, 2025FloorOpening statement of Co-Chairman Smith at hearing on religious freedom in ChinaChina’s War on Religion: The Threat to Religious Freedom and Why it Matters to the United States
- Nov 20, 2025FloorOpening statement of Chairman Smith at hearing on religious persecution in NigeriaPresident Trump’s Redesignation of Nigeria as a "Country of Particular Concern": A Serious, Well-Founded Wake-Up Call
- Oct 30, 2025FloorSmith delivers keynote remarks at CPAC's Christian Persecution Summit
- Aug 16, 2025FloorDelivers remarks at Rally Against Empire WindSmith underscores Empire Wind's threats to national security, the environment, sea creatures, New Jersey commercial and recreational fishing, and tourism
- May 22, 2025FloorChairman Smith's opening statement at hearing on Sudanese civil war
- Mar 25, 2025FloorChairman Smith opening statement at hearing on Chinese govt's exploitation of Africa's mineral resources
- Mar 12, 2025FloorChairman Smith's opening remarks at House hearing on religious persecutions in Nigeria
- Feb 28, 2025Floor'‘We are a people of indomitable hope—we absolutely refuse to entertain discouragement or defeat.'
- Jan 13, 2025FloorSmith statement on reports Uyghur refugees in Thailand in danger of forced repatriation to China